Metropolitan Rural

Yesterday was a holiday where I work.  However, being an hourly contractor, I don’t normally get paid for those days and I had work to do.  I decided to go ahead and go in to get some stuff taken care of in a noiseless office.  I took the latest express bus I could for the morning just so I could sleep in a bit more.  I got to the office about 8:30 in the morning swiped my badge at the door and was greeted by a red light, a buzz and a locked door.  Wonderful.

Since there are no express buses that run out of the city in the morning, getting home was going to be more of a challenge.  Though it probably takes a bit longer than a couple of buses, I opted to walk over to the metrolink and take it down to Shrewsbury and grab a bus from there back home.  I was fortunate enough to arrive at the station just as the right train was stopping. 

At least it was a nice, sunny day out, even if it was a bit cold.  We made it as far as the Forest Park station and things were pretty uneventful.  Then, we headed underground to the Skinker stop.  As the train poked out from earth between the Skinker and Big Bend stops, we were suddenly surrounded by nothing but white.  One could hardly see the Washington University campus on the other side of Forest Park Parkway.  In the matter of 10 blocks or so from the Forest Park station to there we went from sunny, blue skies to white out.  It was truly amazing.

Of course, as quickly as the storm came in, it was gone again.  Only a dusting.  But what a surprise to run into that storm while underground!